The bill provides that contracts under the new SAGE program may be renewed for one or more terms of five school years.

Under the bill, DPI annually must pay to a school board $2,250 for each low-income pupil who is enrolled in a school subject to a contract under the new SAGE program and who is assigned to a class in the school in which the class size was reduced in the manner required under the school board's contract with DPI. Under the bill, DPI must annually adjust the per pupil amount to reflect the percentage change in the consumer price index if that change is positive. The bill provides a sum sufficient appropriation for payments under the new SAGE program.

Phase out parental choice and SNSP programs

The bill provides that, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, no private school may participate in a parental choice program unless the school was participating in the parental choice program in the 2019-20 school year, and no pupil may attend a private school under a parental choice program unless the pupil was attending that private school under the parental choice program in the 2019-20 school year.

Finally, the bill provides that, beginning in the 2020-21 school year, no private school may accept pupils under the SNSP unless the school was participating in the SNSP in the 2019-20 school year, and no pupil may attend a private school under the SNSP unless the pupil was attending that private school under the SNSP in the 2019-20 school year.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB816,11Section 1
. 20.255 (2) (cs) of the statutes is amended to read:

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20.255 (2) (cs) Aid for debt service. The amounts in the schedule for aid for debt 3service under s. 118.43 (8)118.433.

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2. 20.255 (2) (cu) of the statutes is amended to read:

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20.255 (2) (cu) Achievement gap reduction contractsStudent achievement 3guarantee in education program; state aid.The amounts in the scheduleA sum 4sufficient for aid to school districts under s. 118.435 (8) and for the program 5evaluation under ss. 118.43 and 118.44s. 118.435 (9).

SB816,36Section 3
. 115.7915 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

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115.7915 (2)Scholarship requirements. (intro.) Beginning in the 2016-17 8school year, the department shall, subject to sub. (11), provide to a child with a 9disability a scholarship under sub. (4m) (a) to attend an eligible school if all of the 10following apply:

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. 115.7915 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

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115.7915 (11)Sunset. (a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the 13department may not provide a scholarship under this section to a child with a 14disability to attend a private school unless the child attended that private school 15under a scholarship under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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(b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school may not participate 17in the program under this section unless the private school was participating in the 18program under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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5. 118.38 (1) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

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118.38 (1) (a) 9. The requirements established for
the student achievement 21guarantee contractsin education program under s. 118.43 and for achievement gap 22reduction contracts under s. 118.44118.435.

SB816,623Section 6
. 118.43 (title), (1) to (7) and (9) of the statutes are repealed.

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. 118.43 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 118.433 and amended to 25read:

SB816,5,101118.433 State aid for debt service related to former achievement 2guarantee contracts.(1) Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, a school district 3is eligible for aid under this subsectionsection if it applies to the department for 4approval of the amount of bonds specified in the copy of the resolution under 1999 5Wisconsin Act 9, section 9139 (2d). If the department approves the amount before 6June 30, 2001, the department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cs), 7pay each school district that issues bonds pursuant to a referendum under 1999 8Wisconsin Act 9, section 9139 (2d), an amount equal to 20 percent of the annual debt 9service cost on the bonds. This subsectionsection does not apply to the school district 10operating under ch. 119.

SB816,5,1211(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this 12subsectionsection.

SB816,6,314118.435Student achievement guarantee in education program. (1)15Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the voucher programs established 16under ss. 118.60, 2017 stats., and 119.23, 2017 stats., are a failed experiment. The 17legislature further finds that the student achievement guarantee in education 18program established under s. 118.43, 2017 stats., has had measurable impacts on 19pupils enrolled in schools that have entered into contracts with the department 20under that section as compared to pupils who were enrolled in schools not 21participating in the program established under s. 118.43, 2017 stats. These impacts 22include improved reading academic growth in kindergarten, improved mathematics 23and reading academic growth from kindergarten through 3rd grade, and a positive 24effect of pupils from economically disadvantaged backgrounds completing high 25school. The legislature finds that the student achievement guarantee in education 1program should be revived and expanded under this section and that state resources 2allocated to the voucher programs should be redirected to the program under this 3section.

SB816,6,109(3)Eligibility. A school is eligible to participate in the program under this 10section if any of the following applies:

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(a) Schools participating under former programs. The school board of the 12school district in which the school is located is a party to a contract entered into on 13behalf of the school under s. 118.43, 2017 stats., or s. 118.44, 2017 stats., that, on the 14effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], has not expired or been 15terminated.

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(b) Low-income schools. At least 30 percent of the pupils enrolled in the school 17in the previous school year were low-income pupils.

SB816,6,2418(4)Contracts. (a) Contracts to replace former program contracts. In the 192020-21 school year, the school board of a school district may enter into a 5-year 20contract with the department on behalf of one or more schools in the school district 21that are eligible under sub. (3) (a) to participate in the program under this section. 22A contract entered into under this paragraph replaces and terminates a contract 23entered into by the parties under s. 118.43, 2017 stats., or s. 118.44, 2017 stats., with 24respect to the same school or schools.

SB816,7,41(b) Contracts for low-income schools. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the 2school board of a school district may enter into a 5-year contract with the department 3on behalf of one or more schools in the school district that are eligible under sub. (3) 4(b) to participate in the program under this section.

SB816,7,85(5)Contract requirements. In a contract entered into with a school board of 6a school district under this section on behalf of one or more schools in the school 7district, the department shall require the school board to do all of the following with 8respect to each school:

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(a) Reduction in class size. 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., reduce class 10sizes in the school in the following manner:

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a. In the first school year of the contract, reduce the class size to no more than 1218 in each class in at least the 2 lowest grades taught in the school.

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b. In the 2nd school year of the contract, reduce the class size to no more than 1418 in each class in at least the 3 lowest grades taught in the school.

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c. In the 3rd school year of the contract and in every other school year of the 16contract, including every school year of a contract renewed under sub. (7), reduce the 17class size to no more than 18 in each class in all grades taught in the school.

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2. The school board may meet a class size requirement under subd. 1. a., b., or 19c. by combining 2 classes in the school if the combined class size is no more than 30 20and at least 2 regular classroom teachers are assigned to the combined class.

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(b) Education and human services. 1. Keep the school open every day from 22early in the morning until late in the day, as specified in the contract.

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2. Collaborate with community organizations to make educational and 24recreational opportunities and a variety of community and social services available 25in the school to all residents of the school district in which the school is located.

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2. In consultation with the department and with the participation of the 4school's teachers and administrators and residents of the school district in which the 5school is located, review the school's current curriculum to determine how well it 6promotes pupil academic achievement.

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3. If necessary, outline any changes to the curriculum to improve pupil 8academic achievement.

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(d) Staff development and accountability. 1. Develop a one-year program for 10all newly hired employees that helps them make the transition from their previous 11employment or school to their current employment.

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3. Require that each teacher and administrator submit to the school board a 14professional development plan that focuses on how the individual will help improve 15pupil academic achievement. The plan shall include a method by which the 16individual will receive evaluations on the success of the individual's efforts from a 17variety of sources.

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4. Regularly review staff development plans to determine if they are effective 19in helping to improve pupil academic achievement.

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5. Establish an evaluation process for professional staff members that does all 21of the following:

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(e) Additional contract provisions. Prepare all of the following:

SB816,9,411. A description of how the school will meet each of the requirements under 2pars. (a) to (d), including any alternative classroom configurations for specific 3educational activities that may be used to meet the class size requirement under par. 4(a).

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2. A description of the method that the school board will use to evaluate the 6academic achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school.

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3. A description of the school's performance objectives for the academic 8achievement of the pupils enrolled in the school and the means that the school board 9will use to evaluate success in attaining the objectives. Performance objectives 10include all of the following:

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a. Where applicable, improvement in the scores on the examination 12administered to pupils under s. 121.02 (1) (r).

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b. The attainment of any educational goals adopted by the school board.

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c. Professional development with the objective of improving pupil academic 15achievement.

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d. Methods by which the school involves pupils, parents or guardians of pupils, 17and other residents of the school district in which the school is located in decisions 18affecting the school.

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4. Subject to sub. (6), a description of any statute or rule that is waived under 20s. 118.38 if the waiver is related to the contract.

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5. A description of the means by which the department may monitor compliance 22with the terms of the contract.

SB816,9,2523(6)Waiver of contract terms prohibited. The department may not include 24in a contract entered into or renewed under this section a waiver of any requirement 25of or rule promulgated under the authority of this section.

SB816,10,21(7)Contract renewals. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department may 2renew a contract under this section for one or more terms of 5 school years.

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(b) The department may not renew a contract with a school board if the 4department determines that the school board has not complied with the terms of the 5contract, including the requirements described under sub. (5).

SB816,10,76(8)State aid. (a) Payments. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu), 7the department shall annually make the following payments:

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1. Subject to par. (b), beginning in the 2021-22 school year, the department 9shall pay to a school board that enters into a contract with the department under this 10section that has not expired or been terminated $2,250 for each low-income pupil 11who is enrolled in a school subject to the contract and who is assigned to a class in 12the school in which the class size was reduced in the manner required under sub. (5) 13(a).

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2. In the 2020-21 school year, the department shall pay to a school board that 15enters into a contract with the department under sub. (4) (a) that has not expired or 16been terminated $2,250 for each low-income pupil described under s. 118.43 (6) (b) 1711., 2017 stats., or s. 118.44 (6) (bm) 1., 2017 stats.

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3. Subject to par. (b), beginning in the the 2020-21 school year, the department 19shall pay to a school board that entered into a contract with the department under 20s. 118.43, 2017 stats., or s. 118.44, 2017 stats., that has not expired or been 21terminated $2,250 for each low-income pupil described under s. 118.43 (6) (b) 11., 222017 stats., or s. 118.44 (6) (bm) 1., 2017 stats.

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(b) Per pupil adjustment. Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, the 24department shall annually adjust the per pupil amount specified under par. (a) 1. 25and 3. by the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 112-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding school year and the 2consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the school 3year before the preceding school year, if positive.

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(c) Use of payment to fulfill contract. A school board shall use the aid received 5under this subsection to satisfy the terms of the contract for which the aid was 6received.

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(d) Limitations on payment. The department shall cease payments under this 8subsection to a school board if the school board withdraws from a contract entered 9into under this section before expiration of the contract.

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(e) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and 11administer the payment of state aid under this subsection.

SB816,11,1512(9)Evaluation. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the department 13annually shall arrange for an evaluation of the program under this section. The 14department may spend up to $250,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cu) 15in each school year for that purpose.

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118.60 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar) and sub. (12), any pupil in 19grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within an eligible school district may attend 20any private school under this section and, subject to pars. (ag), (ar), (be), (bm), and 21(bs) and sub. (12), any pupil in grades kindergarten to 12 who resides in a school 22district, other than an eligible school district or a 1st class city school district, may 23attend any private school under this section if all of the following apply:

SB816,12,31118.60 (12) (a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a pupil may not attend 2a participating private school under this section unless the pupil attended that 3participating private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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(b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school may not participate 5in the program under this section unless the private school was participating in the 6program under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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119.23 (2) (a) (intro.) Subject to pars. (ag) and (ar) and sub. (12), any pupil in 23grades kindergarten to 12 who resides within the city may attend any private school 24if all of the following apply:

SB816,13,31119.23 (12) (a) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a pupil may not attend 2a participating private school under this section unless the pupil attended that 3participating private school under this section in the 2019-20 school year.

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(b) Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, a private school may not participate 5in the program under this section unless the private school was participating in the 6program under this section in the 2019-20 school year.